Soft and plump — a good fresh ripe fig is hard to find. With only a short growing season, you may discover them now (high summer) at farm markets or, if you are lucky, on a neighbor’s backyard tree. Unfortunately, their color gives no reliable clues to their ripeness or taste: blackish purple (Black Mission); […]

(reprinted with permission from The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Seasonal Foods, Simple Recipes and Stories from the Market and Farm by Amelia Saltsman) “What gives old-fashioned tomato soup its comfort-food super-status is its perfect sweet-acid balance. Sample tomatoes at the market and if they are too acid or too sweet, add a few of […]

The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Seasonal Foods, Simple Recipes and Stories from the Market and Farm by Amelia Saltsman came recommended to us by a friend. Amelia, who has been shopping this particular market for over twenty years, has written a season-by-season handbook – alive with real farm market characters and more than 100 […]

Serves 6 Roast one bunch (approximately 4 medium) beets in the oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, until they are tender. Meanwhile, (as the beets are roasting) slice into wedges 3 large ripe tomatoes and 3 ripe peaches (cut peach wedges thinner than the tomatoes). Place in a large mixing bowl. When beets […]

They are summer’s superstars – slurpy ripe peaches and juicy flavorful tomatoes. Try them together and you may just find your new favorite summer salad. Recipe: Peach, Tomato, and Beet Salad Serves 6 Roast one bunch (approximately 4 medium) beets in the oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, until they are tender. Meanwhile, […]

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Loulies is our home kitchen journal where we share seasonal recipes and links to things we like.

We also have a budding vegetarian restaurant called Chaia featuring our homemade corn tacos served with local ingredients. Chaia has been operating weekly at FreshFarm markets in Washington, DC. We will be opening our first shop in 2015!

We would like to thank Tuscarora Organic Growers for providing us with such beautiful and delicious in-season produce to cook with each week. Our first shop - with an expanded menu - will open in Georgetown in 2015!